 ... in the country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant...  Washington Irving's Sketch Book - Page 48by Washington Irving - 1905 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...surprise ; and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture, induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The do?s, too, not one of which he recognized for his old acquaintances, barked at him... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...surprise ; and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stro' ked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced ' Rip, involuntarily, to do...his ' gray beard. The dogs too, not one of which he recognised for ' an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very vil* ' lage was altered... | |
 | 1821 - 504 pages
...; and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stro-" ked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced ' Rip, involuntarily, to do...astonishment, he ' found his beard had grown a foot long ! * ' an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very vil' lage was altered : it was larger... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grUy beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...beard had grown a foot long ! " He had now entered Ihe skirts of t{;e village. A troop of strange childmi ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of tliis gesture, induced Kip, involuntarily, to do the same, when, to his astonishment,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dot's, too, not one of which he recognized for his old acquaintances, barked at him... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...surprise, and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture, induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered: it was... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1834 - 316 pages
...surprise, and, whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...surprise, and, whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as... | |
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